business.gov programme
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Mr C. Graham
Tel / 0207 4387350
020 7438 7350
0207 4387350
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www.hmrc.gov.uk
Date / 10th August 2012
Our Ref / 2252/12 / DX:
______/ Your Ref / Licensing applications through ELMS
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Dear Mr Graham
Freedom of Information Act 2000
(reply via email)
Many thanks for your enquiry received via the businesslink Freedom of Information Act Team.
You enquired about the number of Alcohol, Entertainment and Late Night Refreshment Licensing applications processed through the ELMS, which is hosted on businesslink.
The spread sheet accompanying this letter/email includes the information you requested, in the required format.
For your information, the businesslink service is government's online resource for businesses and is delivered by Serco Ltd on behalf of HM Revenue & Customs. Serco outsource the hosting of much of the businesslink service to BT who have helped us compile the information you requested.
I hope this information is useful.
The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. You are free to use it for your own purposes, including any non-commercial research you are doing and for the purposes of news reporting. Any other re-use, for example commercial publication, would require the permission of the copyright holder. Most documents supplied by HMRC will have been produced by government officials and will be Crown Copyright. You can find details on the arrangements for re-using Crown Copyright on HMSOnline (internet access required) at:
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/copyright/licences/click-use-home.htm
Information you receive which is not subject to Crown Copyright continues to be protected by the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information originated. You must ensure that you gain their permission before reproducing any third party (non Crown Copyright) information.
If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.
If you are not happy with this reply you may request a review by writing to HMRC FOI Team, Room 4/52, 100 Parliament Street London SWIA 2BQ. You must request a review within 2 months of the date of this letter. It would assist our review if you set out which aspects of the reply concern you and why you are dissatisfied.
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the Information Commissioner cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by HMRC. He can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely,
Alistair Smee
Information Security and Risk Manager
HMRC Business.gov programme
0207 4387350
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